And when you look up to the sky and see the sun, the moon and the stars—all the heavenly array—do not be enticed into bowing down to them and worshiping things the Lord your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven. (Deuteronomy 4:19)
The eclipse should be a reminder that there's a Creator.
For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. (Romans 1:20)
When we as believers look at the sky, the stars, the sun, the moon, and the heavens above, it should always prompt us to be in an attitude of praise and worship of our God. Whether it be an amazing sunrise, a beautiful sunset, a star filled night time sky, a full moon rising, or a solar eclipse, we should be in awe of God. It should remind us that we have a Creator.
The eclipse declares the glory of God! It glorifies Him because it proclaims the work of His hands.
It's all summed up in the following verse:
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. (Psalm 19:1)
Psalm 19 continues to explain that the evidence of a Creator is evident to everyone, everywhere:
Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them. Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. (Psalm 19:2-4)
I urge you to memorize Psalm 19:1. And I encourage you to say it out loud each time you look at the sky with amazement. Don't just look at the beauty of the sky and leave God out, not acknowledging and praising Him. Here is Psalm 19:1 once more:
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. (Psalm 19:1)
Make it your memory verse today.
Thanks for this reminder Chip💗
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